The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 850: Chapter 829: Struggle for the Throne 11

The Seventh Princess paused slightly with the wine glass in her hand.

She raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a playful smile.

After the Eleventh Imperial Princess had almost finished drinking, the Seventh Princess instructed someone to help her lie down in the room.

Seeing the Eleventh Imperial Princess fall asleep.

Only then did the Seventh Princess call the Tenth Princess over and whisper, ”Tenth Sister, keep your distance from Eleventh Sister in the future, never confide in her.”

The Tenth Princess was taken aback: ”Why?”

The Seventh Princess sighed: ”The Eighth Prince is her own brother, the Fifth Royal Princess is her own sister, but now we don’t even know whether the Eighth Prince is alive or dead, the Fifth Royal Princess dared to defy the Empress for the Eighth Prince, yet she is here watching the drama unfold. Those are her full siblings, and she treats them this way, how much sincerity can she have towards us.”

The Tenth Princess thought it over and indeed, it was the case.

The Seventh Princess continued, ”If possible, I’d like to interact more with the Fifth Royal Princess. She is magnanimous and never petty; her heart is warm, unlike some people whose hearts have gone rotten.”

The Tenth Princess thought about the things Anning had done and couldn’t help but nod, ”Working with the Fifth Royal Princess gives me peace of mind.”

Fengji Palace

Emperor Feng Jing looked at the pitch-black sky, then at Anning whose body was completely covered in snow as she knelt outside, her right hand clenched tightly.

She turned and went back inside, Yu Ling hurriedly followed.

Yu Ling whispered something in the ear of Emperor Feng Jing.

Emperor Feng Jing squinted slightly, ”Did she really say that?”

Yu Ling replied softly, ”The spy reported that the Eleventh Imperial Princess was drunk at the time, it’s likely she was speaking drunkenly.”

”Ha.”

Emperor Feng Jing let out a cold laugh, filled with mockery, ”Drunken words? More likely her true thoughts. Eleventh is truly disappointing; seeing Fifth Princess has angered me, she not only doesn’t think to help her but adds insult to injury. How did I produce such a wretched offspring.”

Thinking of the cold-hearted Eleventh Imperial Princess and then looking at the unmoving Anning kneeling outside, Emperor Feng Jing’s eyes were stinging.

”Fifth is honest.”

She turned and walked into her chamber, ”If she can hold out until tomorrow morning, let her go to the Di Clan and bring Ashuo back by imperial order.”

Fifth Princess Manor

Wang Cejun gracefully entered the room.

He bowed slightly, ”Greetings, Lord. I just heard that Wife is kneeling as punishment outside Fengji Palace. In such weather, I’m afraid...”

As he spoke, he began to cry, ”Does Lord want to take a look, I also wish to go along. If there’s a penalty of kneeling, then I’ll kneel in place of Wife; my life is worth little, if I sacrifice it then so be it, but if Wife truly gets injured from kneeling, what are we to do?”

Xiao Yuan frowned, ”Enough, dry your tears, crying in the middle of the festive season, what do you want to achieve by this?”

His anger made Wang Cejun stop crying.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, ”Go back first, I will consider the matter regarding Wife.”

Wang Cejun still wanted to say something, but Xiao Yuan directly had him sent away.

After Wang Cejun left, Xiao Yuan spoke to the servant, ”Go and tell the guard at the gate to keep strict watch tonight, no one is allowed to leave the manor.”

This night was indeed particularly long.

By the time dawn came, Anning was still kneeling outside Fengji Palace, unmoving.

Yu Ling approached Anning, ”Fifth Royal Princess, Your Majesty has issued a decree.”

Anning tried hard to move, but her body was almost frozen stiff, and she could hardly budge.

Yu Ling hurriedly had someone help her up and called someone to immediately summon the Imperial Physician.

Anning was settled in the side hall, and after the Imperial Physician had examined her, several guards came to press her leg points to promote blood circulation.

Yu Ling said to Anning, ”Your Majesty granted your request, appointing you as envoy to bring the Eighth Prince back to the capital.”

Anning smiled.

The act of smiling caused her lips to split painfully, cracking and bleeding quite a bit.

Yu Ling quickly applied ointment to her lips, ”Princess, you need to be careful, don’t move, don’t move anywhere. We must take time to recover, definitely must recover.”

Anning stayed inside the palace all morning and was sent back by noon.

Once home, she immediately instructed Xiao Yuan to pack.

Xiao Yuan had Qingyu and others pack the belongings, as he carried Anning to the inner chamber, took out silver needles to administer acupuncture, and then went to grab and brew medicine. It was not until the evening that Fifth Royal Princess Manor quieted down.

In the evening, Anning sat cross-legged on the bed to train.

She drew spiritual energy into her body, gradually repairing the hidden injuries inside.

Early the next morning, Anning gathered some guards and attendants, then went to the Ministry of War to pick a group of guards, only packed some dry food, and rode north with over a hundred people at galloping speed.

Emperor Feng Jing was very concerned, saying to Yu Ling, ”You must be careful; tell those dispatched to follow the Fifth Royal Princess to report to me at any time, under no circumstances can she be allowed to encounter any mishaps.”

Yu Ling took the order and went out to give instructions.

Once Anning left, Xiao Yuan restrained the manor’s servants; the Fifth Royal Princess Manor spent this festive season particularly quietly.

Anning was gone for over ten days, nearly twenty days.

At the end of the festive season, she returned to the capital with the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince was on the verge of dying, relying entirely on Anning infusing spiritual energy into him along the way to keep him alive.

When he entered the palace to meet their majesty, he was so skinny he was just skin and bones, Emperor Feng Jing looked at him for a long while without speaking.

The Eighth Prince was taken to Luange Palace, and Anning stayed at Fengji Palace to report.

Emperor Feng Jing sank into the dragon throne, her right hand clenched tightly, ”My son... From your eldest brother onward, these years, most of my sons have been sent to marry at the border. Five years ago, your eldest brother fell ill never to recover, and that same year, your second brother died. In recent years, I’ve lost my sons every year, and it pains me, but I am the Emperor, the lord of all under heaven, I also have my dilemmas.”

Emperor Feng Jing showed rare vulnerability, muttering to Anning about the dead princes.

Anning kept a straight face, nose facing the heart, only after a while did she softly speak, ”Your child also has a son.”

This remark nearly brought Emperor Feng Jing to tears.

She took several deep breaths to force the tears back, ”You... Just go back, lest your son-in-law worries.”

Anning rose to say her farewells.

After she left, Emperor Feng Jing picked up a memorial tremblingly, didn’t open to read it, but instead knocked it against the table, ”Yu Ling, Fifth is very much like me.”

When Anning returned to the manor, Xiao Yuan had already prepared a feast to welcome her back from the dust.

Upon returning, Anning took a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and then sat with Xiao Yuan at the table.

The servants were all dismissed, leaving only the couple in the room.

Xiao Yuan ladled a bowl of porridge for Anning to drink first.

”Did you succeed?”

Xiao Yuan asked Anning.

Anning nodded, ”Mm, I succeeded.”

This time as she traveled northward supposedly to fetch the Eighth Prince, in reality, she also handled some matters along the way.

She traveled during the daytime, and while others rested at night, she went out to handle affairs.

”Prime Minister Shen did indeed stash military funds in the northern mountains and also hid many weapons there.”

Xiao Yuan was shocked, ”Is the Princess planning a rebellion?”

Anning nodded, ”Indeed, after Prime Minister Shen’s downfall, the Princess became uncertain. Moreover, lately, the Mother Emperor kept her confined in the palace, not letting her go anywhere. She intends to gamble everything.”

Xiao Yuan gripped Anning’s hand, ”You... must be extremely careful.”